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The Art of Listening

Storycorps founder Dave Isay talks about the end of an era: the closing of one of the project's flagship recording booths in Manhattan. Annie Perasa and her husband were one of the first interviews in the booth. Together they share how it's possible to change lives just by being yourself.

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Mike
from Bellport

Storycorps was a great idea, until it got hijacked by NPR who turned it into a spiritual, uplifting, sentimental cryfest. It's like that other quasi-religious, psuedo-ecumenical joke of show, This I Believe.

StoryCorps is an incredible project. It always makes me cry, and the clips Brian Lehrer played today were especially human and beautiful. I was so touched by this interview that I just bought the book. I've always wanted to interview my grandparents in Lebanon, so I used the StoryCorps website to prepare questions I'd like to ask them and record myself when I go visit this summer. It won't have the same magic of StoryCorps but I am so thankful for the idea to record their stories. Thank you.

I took my Mom to Storycorp to celebrate her 80th Birthday. I didn't tell her what we were doing until we got there. I could tell she was uncomfortable at first but once we got started she loved it. Afterwards she told me it was the best birthday present she ever received.

Don't wait, book an appt at one of the other locations! You won't regret it.

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